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Lots of seats here are not available (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arena

'lots of seats here' is the definition.
(an arena contains many seats)

'are not available' is the wordplay.
'not available' becomes 'na' (abbreviation for not available).
'are'+'na'='ARENA'

(Other definitions for arena that I've seen before include "Field of conflict" , "Ring; stadium" , "Place of combat" , "Area surrounded by seating, for sports, etc." , "Sporting venue enclosed by seats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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